View source for Single: The Screams Of Passion

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|single name            = The Screams Of Passion
|single image           = [[Image:Thescreamsofpassion single.jpg]]
|previous year          = 1985
|next year              = 1985
|previous image         = Image:Thedanceelectric_single.png
|previous single        = Single: The Dance Electric
|next image             = Image:Sisterfate single.jpg
|next single            = Single: Sister Fate
|previous single link   = [[Single: The Dance Electric|The Dance Electric]]
|next single link       = [[Single: Sister Fate|Sister Fate]]
|date                   = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 19|19 July 1985]] (USA)<br>
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 9|9 August 1985]] (NET)<br>
|album                  = [[Album: The Family|The Family]]
|label                  = [[Paisley Park Records|Paisley Park]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.]
|tracks                 = [[The Screams Of Passion]] (Edit) (3:10)<br>
[[The Screams Of Passion]] (Extended Version) (6:45)<br>
|introduction           = <b>The Screams Of Passion</b> was the first single to be released from [[The Family]]’s first and only album [[Album: The Family|The Family]], released four weeks before the album, marking the first release of any kind by [[The Family]], and the first Prince-related release to feature stings by the Clare Fischer orchestra. The single contained an edit and an extended version of the track. The b-side, [[Yes]], was also taken from the album [[Album: The Family|The Family]]. It was released in North America, the UK and Europe.

The single reached number 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, number 9 on the Billboard Black Chart and number 10 in the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco - Club Play chart.

|format1                 =7"
|tracklisting            =
A. <b>[[The Screams Of Passion]] (Edit)</b> (3:10)<br>
B. <b>[[Yes]]</b> (4:27)<br>
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<b>USA:</b> 7-28953<br>
{{pad|4.7em}}<b>UK:</b>  W8953<br>
{{pad|4.7em}}<b>CAN:</b> 9 28953-7<br>
{{pad|4.7em}}<b>GER:</b> 928 953-7{{break2}}
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|format2                 = 12"
|content                 =
A. <b>[[The Screams Of Passion]] (Extended Version)</b> (6:45)<br>
B. <b>[[Yes]]</b> (4:27)<br>
{{SingleRef|1=
<b>USA:</b> 9 20360-0 A<br>
{{pad|4.7em}}<b>UK:</b>  W 8953T<br>
{{pad|4.7em}}<b>CAN:</b> 92 03600<br>
{{pad|4.7em}}<b>GER:</b> 920 360-0){{break2}}
}}
|credits                 = * See individual tracks and related albums for credits.
|format3                 = 7" Promo
|7 inches                = 
A. <b>[[The Screams Of Passion]] (Edit)</b> (3:10)<br>
B. <b>[[The Screams Of Passion]] (Edit)</b> (3:10)<br>
{{SingleRef|1=
<b>USA:</b>  7-28953{{break2}}
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|format4                 = 12" Promo
|12 inches               = 
A. <b>[[The Screams Of Passion]] (Edit)</b> (3:10)<br>
B. <b>[[The Screams Of Passion]] (Edit)</b> (3:10)<br>
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<b>USA: </b> PRO-A-2336 {{break2}}
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<hr>
A. <b>[[The Screams Of Passion]] (Extended Version)</b> (6:45)<br>
B. <b>[[Yes]]</b> (4:27)<br>
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<b>CAN: </b> 92 03600{{break2}}
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|other                   = 
|charts                  = 
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| Date            = 10 Aug. 1985
| Chart (Country) = <b>USA:</b> Billboard Black Singles Chart
| Peak Position   = 9
| Weeks in chart  = 16
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{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 24 Aug. 1985
| Chart (Country) = <b>USA:</b> Billboard Hot Dance/Disco - Club Play Chart
| Peak Position   = 10
| Weeks in chart  = 10
}}
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 28 Sep. 1985
| Chart (Country) = <b>USA:</b> Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart
| Peak Position   = 63
| Weeks in chart  = 6
}}
|awards           = 
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|format  = single
|Country = the USA or elsewhere
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|certifications   = 
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|format  = single
|Country = the USA or elsewhere
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|Country = USA
|Format  = 7"
|CatNr   =  7-28953 
|Comment = 
|Front   = Thescreamsofpassion single.jpg
|Back    = Princevaultsinglecover.png
|LabelA  = Princevaultsinglecover.png
|LabelB  = Princevaultsinglecover.png
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| Courtesy    = &nbsp;
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|see also               = 
{{SeeAlso|
|item1   = [[Video: The Screams Of Passion|The Screams Of Passion]]<br>(Music video)
|image1  = [[File:Screams Of Passion videosnap.png|80px|link=Video: The Screams Of Passion]]
|item2   = [[Album: The Family|The Family]] <br>(Album)
|image2  = [[File:Thefamily album.jpg|80px|link= Album: The Family]]
}}
|trivia                  = 
|album promotion         =  
|alternative             = 
|references              =  ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
* [https://www.discogs.com/Family-The-Screams-Of-Passion/master/23013 Discogs]
* Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 ''by Joel Withburn''. (ISBN 0-89820-156-X)
|categories              = [[Category: 1985]][[Category:Singles (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Paisley Park Records releases]]
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